Erkon Elegia is a beautiful and evocative work offering effective and accessible challenges to the intermediate bassist. Using just over a two octave range and remaining primarily in bass clef, it demonstrates the wide range of colours and timbres available to the modern bassist.

Composed in 1994, Erkon Elegia can be played by unaccompanied double bass or ensemble and the edition includes both versions. The ensemble version divides into two and three parts to create a work of enormous breadth...